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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Free K-12 e-Learning Courses

There are some great e-learning courses out there for kids. I had a few courses on the Free e-Learning page, but hidden under Misc. I am well overdue to add a K-12 category on the Free e-Learning page. For me, some of the most engaging and inspiring online learning is designed for K-12 students. As a corporate trainer, I am often inspired by what is done in K-12 programs. And much of this inspiration has led to much more fun, engaging and instructionally sound course's for my audience. This includes use of educational games, cartoon characters, immersive simulations, humor, etc. So, thank you to all the K-12 course designers out there.

And thank you Christy, Experiencing E-Learning, who suggested that I add Edheads.org to the list. I have always relied on the kindness of bloggers.

2 comments:

Thanks for the Edheads link! For anyone interested we're launching an engineering course to get girls inspired about engineering careers, as well as a nanotechnology simulation later this fall/early winter at edheads.org.

I also have some non Edheads projects, but just as educational listed at:

http://www.clearlytrained.com/portfolio/eLearning_Samples_of_Work.htm

under basic simulations. There is a project on structure and forces, technical drawing and electricity. These were done for the museum of science in Boston, but they've hidden them pretty well in an obscure section of their site. Also at the top you'll find a link to the yet unreleased, beta version of the new engineering course at edheads. Have fun!

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I am employed as an e-Learning Designer in Baltimore, MD. I hold a Master of Arts in Instructional Systems Design from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and have fifteen years experience designing and developing e-learning. My experience also includes nineteen years of designing and facilitating traditional classroom training in the banking and healthcare industries and for nonprofit organizations.